Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn

73 reviews

lindsayvale's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Alcohol, Sexual content, Blood, Death, Drug use, Grief, Car accident, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Alcoholism, Child death, and Panic attacks/disorders

rsagarin's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Ableism, Car accident, and Child death

Moderate: Murder, Animal cruelty, Blood, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Misogyny, Violence, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Classism, Cursing, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, and Injury/Injury detail

frozenheartv's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

 4.5 stars 
🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗 

🧠 My thoughts 

What a ride! I rarely see a crime, mystery, or psychological thriller this well-written. Everything was fleshed out in detail. It was captivating, intriguing, and gripping. The story kept me guessing until the end. To be honest, it was not super hard for me to guess what was going on but it wasn’t super sure during the reading because of the author’s splendid writing skill. I’m eager to check his other book! 

However, this might be my first time reading a book with an unreliable protagonist and everything was too chaotic for me sometimes to follow. The story kept jumping back and forth without any warning. I thought that if I were reading it would be easier than listening to the audiobook. The book was also pretty long, I felt that some details could be more concise. 

👍 What I like 

• Captivating and intriguing storyline
• It feels like every detail was planned carefully
• Excellent writing skill

👎 What I don't like

• Too chaotic sometimes. The story kept jumping back and forth without any warning
• The story sometimes felt a bit lengthy

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, and Mental illness

cedaly22's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Mental illness, and Death

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, Car accident, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, and Drug abuse

Minor: Animal cruelty

callistabanks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book was actually really good. There were a couple of twists, I saw a few of them coming, but the end one got me good. I did not expect that ending at all. It was a wild ride and I loved having it come from the perspective of Anna, she seemed a tad unreliable because of the pills and the alcohol but it made it super interesting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Alcohol, Violence, Alcoholism, and Addiction

Moderate: Child death, Medical trauma, Drug use, Stalking, Grief, Drug abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, and Infidelity

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

ktdaugherty's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Child death

Moderate: Murder and Violence

jes_reads00's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gaslighting, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Addiction, Drug use, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Violence, Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, and Stalking

Minor: Sexual content

missgrangerr's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Child death, Car accident, and Death

franksreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Addiction, Violence, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Grief, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Confinement, Chronic illness, Racism, Child death, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Racial slurs

ellieisreading's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Child death, Drug abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Addiction, and Car accident